There is An Etiquette To A Re-blog And Not Just The Points
I have seen many members here on ActiveRain post frequently as a re-blog and often on the blog roll it would be within minutes or hours of the original post being submitted.
While it is a compliment to the original author that their work should garner that attention, there was once an etiquette about why a re-blog and usually when to re-blog. I seem to recall that back in the day we may even have had mention of it at a time when there were events called RainCamps, but that will be a post in the not to distant future.
Why Would a person re-blog?
Typically there is something within the post that speaks directly to a thought we may have. Instead of writing a new post where one may give credit to the original author, or maybe even offer an opposing view to the author, it would be common to do a re-blog of the post and offer at the very least a brief (50-100) word explanation as to the reason for the re-blog.
What Happens With A Re-blog
The ActiveRain platform offers real estate professionals around the country to interact with each other toward a common goal of getting a wider spread to our business and hopefully get rewarded for that in the form of business and not just the points. Comments to a post get the attention of the spider-bots that look for content so the nature of the comment attached to the original post, especially if a key word within the post is mentioned. It's called blog and ping in it;s simplest form.
The blog gets posted and if one waits a short time, do a google search for the post and it should be very close to the top of the first search page.
And example of this can be found by reading the following post by AR teaching legend Barbara Todaro :
The Power Of Re-blogging....It Has The Energy Of Lightening!!
It was a re-blog of a post written by another AR legend and when both had had time on the web their posts were at the top of the search pages.
What is The etiquette of a re-blog?
While nothing is written in stone, it was normally presumed to wait for the original post to run it's course, which was usually a couple of days. That allowed the original author to get their just exposure before someone else looked to post their thoughts. Also, a few words to justify the re-blog in your own thoughts and reminder to any who do read your re-blog to go back to the original author and give them a few points of appreciation as well.
More on the etiquette of a re-blog can be found in this very detailed post by Brenda Mullen :
Give Those Re-blogs a Kick-Getting the Most Out of a Re-blog
A re-blog can give valuable exposure to both the original author as well as the person doing the re-blog. That exposure is important to what the purpose of the blog platform was intended to offer which was business. We all do appreciate the opportunity to get additional business and when blogging is done properly it can be effective.
There is An Etiquette To A Re-blog And Not Just The Points
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